| Author | Message | ||
| Kathy Paupore
Moderator Username: kathy Post Number: 4441 Registered: 12-2003 |
I played around with it until I figured out what I did to get rid of the problem when it was annoying me. So to get rid of the caps at the beginning of each line: Go to Word go to Tools then click on Autocorrect find "capitalize first letter of sentences" click on the check mark to get rid of it save the change now you should have no more caps at the beginning of each line when typing poetry Good luck!  KYou're invited to: Wild Flowers "A poem is made up of words and the spaces between them." WCWilliams | ||
| penny
Advanced Member Username: funnyoldlady Post Number: 2404 Registered: 06-2006 |
Thanks, Kathy - that was really helpful! penny (-:= Let us so live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry. - Mark Twain. | ||
| Fred Longworth
Intermediate Member Username: sandiegopoet Post Number: 924 Registered: 05-2006 |
Another way is to use a laser beam to remove the heads from the letters, changing them from capitals to lower case. This exact method was recently used in Iraq, hence, the term "decapital punishment." Fred | ||
| Christopher T George
Senior Member Username: chrisgeorge Post Number: 6692 Registered: 12-2004 |
Thanks for the tip, Kathy! Chris Editor, Desert Moon Review http://www.desertmoonreview.com/ Co-Editor, Loch Raven Review http://www.lochravenreview.net/ http://christophertgeorge.blogspot.com/ | ||
| Lazarus
Senior Member Username: lazarus Post Number: 2689 Registered: 10-2005 |
Kathy- I just had to write those instructions up for my mom who hates, I should say HATES, using the new fangled Microsoft word. She longs for the simple days when she used Correl Word and files were kept in the black universe of MS Dos! I can't convince her, after learning all that stuff, how easy it is to save her work in any folder she chooses or creates, and all at the touch of her mouse. And I've spent hours on the phone and in person trying to show her this. ARGHHH! "When I sense an electrical charge around a person, event, or place I know there's a poem in it" ~ Susan Goldsmith Wooldridge Poetspennies eBay Window | ||
| Gary Blankenship
Senior Member Username: garyb Post Number: 10393 Registered: 07-2001 |
YOU CAN ALWAYS GET RID OF THE DIFFERENCE BY PENNING IN ALL CAPS smiles gary A River Transformed The Dawg House January 2007 and last FireWeed | ||
| "A-Bear"
Senior Member Username: dane Post Number: 1964 Registered: 11-1998 |
I'm using MS Word 12 -whatever that means. No autocorrect in my tools menu (unless it's called something else that I'm not aware of). My biggest problem is when I copy and paste from an e-mail into word (to save something) or vice versa, and the darn thing copies itself with double spacing. I usually end up typing it again but that is rather redundant and time consuming. There has got to be an easier way, No? Can you help me? LOL. And no, I am not beyond help. Thanks. D | ||
| Ava South
Intermediate Member Username: avasouth Post Number: 940 Registered: 05-2006 |
Kathy, thanks for that info. I have been going back and deleting the caps and subbing lower case where it was needed. I knew there must be an easier way to do it. Ava | ||
| Kathy Paupore
Moderator Username: kathy Post Number: 4448 Registered: 12-2003 |
Glad to be of help. A-Bear: I don't know of MS Word 12. Is that an old version? You might just have to click around until you find what you're looking for. I have Word 2000 For line spacing: Go to format click paragraph click indents and spacing under spacing find line spacing click on the drop down arrow pick single save changes This may not work for everything you copy and paste from the net because some web pages are preset no matter your settings. KYou're invited to: Wild Flowers "A poem is made up of words and the spaces between them." WCWilliams | ||
| "A-Bear"
Senior Member Username: dane Post Number: 1965 Registered: 11-1998 |
K -WordPerfect 12. My problem might be related more to Outlook Express. Not sure. I did find spacing in the format menu but it appeared to be set correctly (1.0). Ah, what would life be without its little problems? I'm not giving up. Eventually I'll get it right. The trick is to keep trying, no? D | ||
| ~M~
Board Administrator Username: mjm Post Number: 9361 Registered: 11-1998 |
Dear Bear -- the answer to your problem may be this. Highlight the offending text. Choose the Format Menu. Click on "Styles and Formatting." A menu will open up on the right. Under the section called "Pick formatting to apply," choose "Normal." The text should then revert to single-spacing. Hope this works! Love, M | ||
| "A-Bear"
Senior Member Username: dane Post Number: 1966 Registered: 11-1998 |
M -are you using WP12? I've searched tools, menu, etc., and didn't see anything with the section you refer to. Nothing normal anyway. I'll keep looking though but what's unusual with my not being able to find "normal" eh? LOL I'll spend this evening researching the HELP menu and hopefully I will learn something that will do the trick. The only thing I haven't tried is reading the instructions. Wish me luck -I'll let you know. Thanks. D | ||
| Lazarus
Senior Member Username: lazarus Post Number: 2700 Registered: 10-2005 |
Bear- You can fix your problem once you paste it in outlook express. Highlight the text you want to change and change it to plain text using the format bar, remove the extra line breaks, and then you can go back to HTML if you want (for adding pictures etc). Using the help menu can be very frustrating. I suggest creating a practice document and just play with it. You can change your settings to the way you want them and then use this document as your default by always opening it first and then save it by selecting "save as" and writing a new file name for it. Hope I've been of help and not confused you more! "When I sense an electrical charge around a person, event, or place I know there's a poem in it" ~ Susan Goldsmith Wooldridge Poetspennies eBay Window |
